After more than three years, Gu Jinmi still hadn't heard the system's completion prompt, and she couldn't help but feel a little distressed. This shouldn't be the case! Logically speaking, Qiao Jingyan should be obedient to her now! Could it be that Qiao Jingyan actually...
"What's wrong? Jin'er." As soon as Qiao Jingyan entered the room, he saw Gu Jinmi sitting blankly on the sofa with the TV on.
"Ah! You're back!" Gu Jinmi turned around, smiled, walked over, took the clothes from Qiao Jingyan's hand and said.
"I should be the one asking you what's wrong. You seem to be distracted recently! Tell me, what are you thinking about?" Qiao Jingyan said with a doting look on his face as he stroked Gu Jinmi's scattered hair.
"No, no!" Gu Jinmi turned her head away uncomfortably. She couldn't say that she was wondering what position she held in Qiao Jingyan's heart!
"It's really okay." Qiao Jingyan frowned. Although he knew that Jin'er was hiding something from him, he still respected Jin'er's opinion and would wait until Jin'er wanted to speak!
"Well, it's getting late. I'll go cook!" Gu Jinmi said, feeling a little uncomfortable when being looked at by Qiao Jingyan.
"No need." Qiao Jingyan held Gu Jinmi's hand and said, "Let's go out for dinner tonight."
"Going out to eat?! Why? What's going on today?"
"Why, if nothing happens, can't our family go out to eat?"
"No, no, that's not what I meant."
"Haha, okay, okay, let's go pack up first. Xiaonan should be back soon. Then we'll set off."
"OK."
Qiao Jingyan brought Gu Jinmi and Qiao Jinnan to a five-star hotel.
Gu Jinmi looked at Qiao Jingyan in surprise and said, "Jingyan, this?"
"Haha, don't worry! Your husband will never ask his wife to wash the dishes."
"Hey, Qiao Jingyan, can you please be serious?" Gu Jinmi glared at Qiao Jingyan angrily.
"I'm serious, honey."
"Mom and Dad, I'm still here, okay? Is it really okay for you to show your affection like this?"
Gu Jinmi blushed at Qiao Jinnan's sudden words! He lowered his head and looked at Qiao Jinnan seriously and said, "Qiao Jinnan, who told you this?" Really, children are just children! What a show of affection! Who taught him all this
"Mom, you're out of date. Primary school students are very fashionable now, okay? I don't just know how to show off my affection, I also know what it means to be single!"
Gu Jinmi was speechless when she saw Qiao Jinnan with a proud look on his face. She reached out and tapped Qiao Jinnan's head and said, "What is there to be proud of? Don't say these things again. Children should behave like children, understand?"
"Mom, this is keeping up with the times, okay?"
"Qiao Jingyan, why don't you take care of this child!" Gu Jinmi said to Qiao Jingyan who was standing aside. There was no other way. In recent years, her position in Qiao Jinnan's heart had plummeted! So it was Qiao Jingyan who had to take action to cure this little devil!
"Qiao Jinnan!" Qiao Jingyan stared directly at Qiao Jinnan and said, "You have to listen to your mother, do you understand?"
"I know. I know."
Gu Jinmi couldn't help laughing when she saw the funny father and son. She said, "You two are just talking nonsense."
"Haha, okay, okay, wife. Let's go in first!"
After dinner, Qiao Jingyan took Gu Jinmi and her son out to have some fun for a while before going home.
Gu Jinmi lay in Qiao Jingyan's arms, rubbed against him comfortably and said, "Jingyan, do you have anything to say to me today?"
"Haha, no!"
"Come on, we are husband and wife, okay? After all, we have been husband and wife for more than ten years. There is nothing I don't know about your every move! When you were in the hotel, you looked like you wanted to say something but hesitated."
"Haha, Jin'er really understands me! Just think about how time flies! In the blink of an eye, we have been husband and wife for more than ten years." Qiao Jingyan said lovingly as he looked at Gu Jinmi in his arms.
"Then what do you want to say!" Gu Jinmi turned over and pressed on Qiao Jingyan and said with a smile.
"Thank you for your hard work over the years."
Gu Jinmi looked at Qiao Jingyan, who looked guilty, and reached out to poke Qiao Jingyan's cheek and said, "Jingyan, I do all this for you voluntarily, so you don't have to feel guilty about it. For you, I am willing to do it."
"Haha, thank you, honey. But honey, I will never let you take care of everything in this family alone again."
"Ah! What do you mean?" Gu Jinmi looked at Qiao Jingyan strangely.
"I'm going to be discharged from the army."
"Retire?! Why?" Gu Jinmi sat up immediately after hearing this and looked at Qiao Jingyan seriously. You know, in the original novel, Qiao Jingyan didn't think about retiring until he was over 50 years old! "You, your parents have always been looking forward to you being in the army."
"Haha, don't worry! I've thought about it seriously. Over the past few years, you have been doing everything for the family, and I haven't contributed a bit. I feel very guilty about this. You have been wronged over the years. Although you have no objection to this, I know you must have suffered a lot of grievances behind your back."
"I, I don't feel it's hard! I'm happy to share this with you. And you've suffered enough in the army. You finally came back a few times, so of course you need to relax! Let's get back to the point, why did you want to retire? Don't you like life in the army? And isn't your wish to contribute to the country?"
"Yes, I do hope so. But I can't ignore you and the child! I owe you enough, so I want to compensate you well."
"Jing Yan."
"Listen to me first. Even if I don't retire now, my body can't stand such intense training. Instead of this, I might as well retire and go back to live with you guys."
"Your body? What's wrong with you? You're injured. No, let's go to the hospital tomorrow!"
Qiao Jingyan looked at Gu Jinmi's anxious face, and quickly pulled Gu Jinmi into his arms with a smile and said, "Don't worry! I'm fine, but I can be said to be powerless now. Besides, I'm already 37 or 38 years old, and it's time for me to retire. Besides, my parents have always hoped that I would go back and take over the small company at home. So it's just right."
"Ah!" Come to think of it, she seemed to have never seen Qiao Jingyan's parents!
Qiao Jingyan knew the doubts in Gu Jinmi's heart and said with a smile, "In fact, when I decided to join the army, my family was very opposed to it, and I gradually became estranged from my family because of this matter. In the past few years, I have not had much contact with my family. But recently, my mother called me and said that my father was having some health problems, so she hoped that I could go back and inherit the family business."
"That's why my uncle and aunt didn't come when we got married." Gu Jinmi looked at Qiao Jingyan in surprise. What kind of plot is this now? It seems that this matter is not mentioned in the plot!
"Yes, that's right. But over the past few years, my relationship with my family has gradually eased a little. Although my parents still don't agree with me joining the army, they are not as opposed as before."
"Do my parents know about our relationship?"
"Haha, of course! What are you thinking about! How could I possibly let you down in such a big matter!"
"Hmph! You're sensible, but it's better this way. After all, your parents are old, and they want to have a child by their side. In the past few years, you have not fulfilled your responsibilities as a child!" Gu Jinmi looked at Qiao Jingyan with some disapproval.
"Yes, I know I was wrong in the past few years, but I was young and hot-headed at the time, how could I have considered so many things! In fact, I have always regretted it in my heart over the past few years. I also wanted to go home, but I couldn't let go of my pride at the time, so I could only suffer for the sake of face!"
"Puchi! So you knew that too! But you are still wrong in this matter. After all, parents don't wish well for their children! Your parents are just worried about you."
"I know. So this time when we go back, we have to compensate our parents well. Let them enjoy their old age and take care of their grandchildren." Qiao Jingyan said to Gu Jinmi with a smile.
"Then when are we going back? Then I can pack my luggage and stuff."
"Well, it will take about a month or so! After all, these documents and formalities can't be completed so quickly. And I still have some follow-up matters to tell others, and Xiaonan's matter also needs to be resolved first."
"Yeah, okay. Then I'll pack up the big stuff and send it over first, to save you the trouble later."
"Okay, as you say. Just take care of it first. After I finish everything, we'll clean up together. I'll have to trouble you again during this period."
"You big idiot, I'm your wife, and it's my duty to do all this, okay?"
"Haha, yes, yes, yes, Jin'er, meeting you in this life is definitely the luckiest thing in my life." Qiao Jingyan said happily while hugging Gu Jinmi.
"Haha, me too. I am lucky to be able to marry a good man like you."
"Okay, okay, let's stop praising each other here. It's getting late. Go to bed early! You have always been weak. You need to go to bed early and get up early."
"Yeah, okay, I got it, good night."
"Good night."